Carling Hotel is an apartment hotel in Near North Side, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic residential hotel located at 1512 N. LaSalle Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois”. It opened in 1927. It stands about 1.0 km from the centre of Near North Side.[3]
Overview
The Carling Hotel is a historic residential hotel located at 1512 N. LaSalle Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1927, the hotel was one of many residential hotels constructed to house an influx of labor to Chicago in the early 20th century. While the hotel offered rooms to both temporary and permanent residents, census records indicate that most of its residents were permanent.
From “Carling Hotel (Chicago)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The apartment hotel opened in 1927. Its architecture is described as Neoclassical architecture and Renaissance Revival architecture. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the apartment hotel is 1.0 km from the centre of Near North Side. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 16 km from the centre of Near North Side.[4]
It is one of 33 hotels in and around Near North Side recorded in Wikidata, 15 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Drake Hotel, opened in 1920. See Hotels in Near North Side.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Marshall Hotel — 0.6 km, opened 1927
- Claridge House — 0.6 km
- The Sono Chicago — 0.6 km
- Mark Twain Hotel — 0.7 km
- Viceroy Chicago — 0.9 km
- Thompson Chicago — 1.0 km
- Inn at Lincoln Park — 1.2 km
- Waldorf Astoria Chicago — 1.2 km, opened 2010
- Drake Hotel — 1.3 km, opened 1920
- Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile — 1.3 km
See also
- Hotels in Near North Side
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Neoclassical style
- Hotels in the Renaissance Revival style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ Carling Hotel (Q55606666). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Carling Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-02.
- ^ Near North Side (Q986328). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Near North Side. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.